Welcome to the Premier League Players Transfers Summer 2016! This was a summer that had it all – record-breaking deals, surprise moves, and a whirlwind of speculation that kept us all on the edge of our seats. Remember when Manchester United broke the bank to bring Paul Pogba back to Old Trafford? Or when Pep Guardiola made his mark on Manchester City with a slew of new signings? And who could forget the shockwaves sent through the football world when Leicester City, fresh off their fairy-tale Premier League win, lost N’Golo Kante to Chelsea? This was a summer of change, of excitement, and of the unexpected. So, lace up your boots, pull on your jersey, and join us as we take a trip down memory lane to revisit the movers and shakers of the Premier League’s Summer 2016 transfer window. It’s a journey you won’t want to miss!
| Date | Transfer | Amount | - | Date | Transfer | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Bournemouth | Arsenal | |||||
| 11-May | Jayden Stockley (AFC Bournemouth - Aberdeen, Scotland) | Free | 25-May | Granit Xhaka (Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany - Arsenal) | £35,000,000 | |
| 24-May | Sylvain Distin | Released | 11-Jun | Tomas Rosicky | Released | |
| 24-May | Stephane Zubar | Released | 11-Jun | Mathieu Flamini | Released | |
| 24-May | Josh Carmichael | Released | 11-Jun | Mikel Arteta | Released | |
| 24-May | Josh Wakefield | Released | 1-Jul | Dan Crowley (Arsenal - Oxford United) | Season Loan | |
| 24-May | Mason Walsh | Released | 3-Jul | Takuma Asano (Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Japan - Arsenal) | £1,020,000 | |
| 24-May | Jon Muleba | Released | 11-Jul | Isaac Hayden (Arsenal - Newcastle United) | £425,000 | |
| 17-Jun | Emerson Hyndman (Fulham - AFC Bournemouth) | £563,000 | 22-Jul | Rob Holding (Bolton Wanderers - Arsenal) | £2,000,000 | |
| 20-Jun | Tommy Elphick (AFC Bournemouth - Aston Villa) | £3,600,000 | 4-Aug | Wojciech Szczesny (Arsenal - AS Roma, Italy) | Season Loan | |
| 29-Jun | Nathan Ake (Chelsea - AFC Bournemouth) | Season Loan | 30-Aug | Calum Chambers (Arsenal - Middlesbrough) | Season Loan | |
| 30-Jun | Lys Mousset (Le Havre, France - AFC Bournemouth) | £6,100,000 | 30-Aug | Tomas Rosicky (Arsenal - Sparta Prague, Czech Republic) | Free | |
| 1-Jul | Matt Ritchie (AFC Bournemouth - Newcastle United) | £12,000,000 | 30-Aug | Lucas Perez (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain - Arsenal) | £35,000,000 | |
| 3-Jul | Glenn Murray (AFC Bournemouth - Brighton & Hove Albion) | Season Loan | 30-Aug | Shkodran Mustafi (Valencia, Spain - Arsenal) | £17,100,000 | |
| 5-Jul | Lee Tomlin (AFC Bournemouth - Bristol City) | £3,000,000 | 31-Aug | Serge Gnabry (Arsenal - Werder Bremen, Germany) | £5,100,000 | |
| 8-Jul | Joe Quigley (AFC Bournemouth - Gillingham) | Loan to Jan | 31-Aug | Glen Kamara (Arsenal - Colchester United) | Loan to Jan | |
| 8-Jul | Lewis Cook (Leeds United - AFC Bournemouth) | £3,400,000 | 31-Aug | Jack Wilshere (Arsenal - AFC Bournemouth) | Season Loan | |
| 14-Jul | Jordon Ibe (Liverpool - AFC Bournemouth) | £15,000,000 | ||||
| 26-Jul | Harry Cornick (AFC Bournemouth - Leyton Orient) | Loan to Jan | ||||
| 27-Jul | Brad Smith (Liverpool - AFC Bournemouth) | £3,000,000 | ||||
| 5-Aug | Matt Butcher (AFC Bournemouth - Yeovil Town) | Loan to Feb | ||||
| 8-Aug | Jordan Green (AFC Bournemouth - Newport County) | Loan to Jan | ||||
| 13-Aug | Shaun MacDonald (AFC Bournemouth - Wigan Athletic) | £425,000 | ||||
| 25-Aug | Ben Whitfield (AFC Bournemouth - Yeovil Town) | Loan to Jan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Rhoys Wiggins (AFC Bournemouth - Birmingham City) | Loan to Jan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Eunan O'Kane (AFC Bournemouth - Leeds United) | Undisclosed | ||||
| 31-Aug | Baily Cargill (AFC Bournemouth - Gillingham) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Jack Wilshere (Arsenal - AFC Bournemouth) | Season Loan | ||||
| Burnley | Chelsea | |||||
| 24-May | Joey Barton (Burnley - Rangers, Scotland) | Free | 23-Jun | Mitchell Beeney (Chelsea - Crawley Town) | Loan to Jan | |
| 9-Jun | Luke Conlan (Burnley - Morecambe) | Free | 29-Jun | Nathan Ake (Chelsea - AFC Bournemouth) | Season Loan | |
| 24-Jun | Matt Gilks (Burnley - Rangers, Scotland) | Free | 29-Jun | Reece Mitchell (Chelsea - Chesterfield) | Free | |
| 11-Jul | Steven Hewitt (Burnley - Accrington Stanley) | Free | 3-Jul | Michy Batshuayi (Marseille, France - Chelsea) | £33,000,000 | |
| 19-Jul | Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic - Burnley) | £3,500,000 | 13-Jul | Tomas Kalas (Chelsea - Fulham) | Season Loan | |
| 19-Jul | Nick Pope (Charlton Athletic - Burnley) | £170,000 | 14-Jul | John Swift (Chelsea - Reading) | Free | |
| 25-Jul | Lloyd Dyer (Burnley - Burton Albion) | Free | 15-Jul | Kasey Palmer (Chelsea - Huddersfield Town) | Season Loan | |
| 26-Jul | Alex Whitmore (Burnley - Morecambe) | Loan to Jan | 16-Jul | N'Golo Kante (Leicester City - Chelsea) | £30,000,000 | |
| 28-Jul | Josh Ginnelly (Burnley - Walsall) | Loan to Jan | 20-Jul | Alex Kiwomya (Chelsea - Crewe Alexandra) | Loan to Jan | |
| 30-Jul | Daniel Nizic (Burnley - Morecambe) | Free | 3-Aug | Mohamed Salah (Chelsea - AS Roma, Italy) | £12,553,000 | |
| 1-Aug | Matt Taylor (Burnley - Northampton Town) | Free | 5-Aug | Tammy Abraham (Chelsea - Bristol City) | Season Loan | |
| 5-Aug | Jon Flanagan (Liverpool - Burnley) | Season Loan | 6-Aug | Jordan Houghton (Chelsea - Doncaster Rovers) | Loan to Jan | |
| 12-Aug | Chris Long (Burnley - Fleetwood Town) | Season Loan | 11-Aug | Alex Davey (Chelsea - Crawley Town) | Loan to Jan | |
| 12-Aug | George Green (Burnley - Kilmarnock, Scotland) | Loan to Feb | 12-Aug | Bertrand Traore (Chelsea - Ajax, Netherlands) | Season Loan | |
| 16-Aug | Steven Defour (Anderlecht, Belgium - Burnley) | £7,350,000 | 15-Aug | Jamal Blackman (Chelsea - Wycombe Wanderers) | Loan to Jan | |
| 16-Aug | David Jones (Burnley - Sheffield Wednesday) | £1,700,000 | 15-Aug | Izzy Brown (Chelsea - Rotherham United) | Season Loan | |
| 18-Aug | Dan Agyei (Burnley - Coventry City) | Loan to Jan | 27-Aug | Mario Pasalic (Chelsea - AC Milan, Italy) | Season Loan | |
| 30-Aug | Patrick Bamford (Chelsea - Burnley) | Season Loan | 30-Aug | Patrick Bamford (Chelsea - Burnley) | Season Loan | |
| 31-Aug | Tom Anderson (Burnley - Chesterfield) | Season Loan | 30-Aug | Kenedy (Chelsea - Watford) | Season Loan | |
| 31-Aug | Lukas Jutkiewicz (Burnley - Birmingham City) | Loan to Jan | 30-Aug | Loic Remy (Chelsea - Crystal Palace) | Season Loan | |
| 31-Aug | Jeff Hendrick (Derby County - Burnley) | £10,500,000 | 31-Aug | Cristian Cuevas (Chelsea - Sint-Truidense, Belgium) | Season Loan | |
| 31-Aug | Daniel Lafferty (Burnley - Sheffield United) | Season Loan | 31-Aug | Marcos Alonso (Fiorentina, Italy - Chelsea) | £23,000,000 | |
| 31-Aug | Fredrik Ulvestad (Burnley - Charlton Athletic) | Season Loan | 31-Aug | Juan Cuadrado (Chelsea - Juventus, Italy) | 3 Year Loan | |
| 31-Aug | Cameron Dummigan (Burnley - Oldham Athletic) | Undisclosed | 31-Aug | Charlie Colkett (Chelsea - Bristol Rovers) | Season Loan | |
| 31-Aug | Jake Clarke-Salter (Chelsea - Bristol Rovers) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Lucas Piazon (Chelsea - Fulham) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Christian Atsu (Chelsea - Newcastle United) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | David Luiz (Paris St-Germain, France - Chelsea) | £34,000,000 | ||||
| Crystal Palace | Everton | |||||
| 30-Mar | Freddie Ladapo (Margate - Crystal Palace) | £38,000 | 1-Jul | Maarten Stekelenburg (Fulham - Everton) | £750,000 | |
| 3-Jun | David Gregory (Crystal Palace - Cambridge United) | Free | 2-Aug | Idrissa Gueye (Aston Villa - Everton) | £7,650,000 | |
| 1-Jul | Dwight Gayle (Crystal Palace - Newcastle United) | £10,000,000 | 4-Aug | Conor Grant (Everton - Ipswich Town | Season Loan | |
| 1-Jul | Andros Townsend (Newcastle United - Crystal Palace) | £13,000,000 | 5-Aug | Russell Griffiths (Everton - Cheltenham Town) | Loan to Jan | |
| 1-Jul | Steve Mandanda (Marseille, France - Crystal Palace) | Free | 9-Aug | John Stones (Everton - Manchester City) | £47,500,000 | |
| 5-Jul | James Tomkins (West Ham United - Crystal Palace) | £10,000,000 | 10-Aug | Ashley Williams (Swansea City - Everton) | £12,000,000 | |
| 12-Jul | Chris Kettings (Crystal Palace - Oldham Athletic) | Free | 15-Aug | Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace - Everton) | £25,000,000 | |
| 1-Aug | Jake Gray (Crystal Palace - Luton Town) | Undisclosed | 16-Aug | Luke Garbutt (Everton - Wigan Athletic) | Loan to Jan | |
| 1-Aug | Alex McCarthy (Crystal Palace - Southampton) | £2,550,000 | 19-Aug | Steven Pienaar (Everton - Sunderland) | Free | |
| 2-Aug | Jermone Binnom-Williams (Crystal Palace - Peterborough Utd) | Undisclosed | 22-Aug | Brendan Galloway (Everton - West Bromwich Albion) | Season Loan | |
| 15-Aug | Yannick Bolasie (Crystal Palace - Everton) | £25,000,000 | 25-Aug | Ryan Ledson (Everton - Oxford United) | Undisclosed | |
| 17-Aug | Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace - Aston Villa) | £4,250,000 | 31-Aug | Shani Tarashaj (Everton - Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany) | Season Loan | |
| 20-Aug | Christian Benteke (Liverpool - Crystal Palace) | £27,000,000 | 31-Aug | Aiden McGeady (Everton - Preston North End) | Season Loan | |
| 30-Aug | Adrian Mariappa (Crystal Palace - Watford) | Free | 31-Aug | Enner Valencia (West Ham United - Everton) | Season Loan | |
| 30-Aug | Loic Remy (Chelsea - Crystal Palace) | Season Loan | ||||
| 30-Aug | Freddie Ladapo (Crystal Palace - Oldham Athletic) | Loan to Jan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Jonny Williams (Crystal Palace - Ipswich Town) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Luke Croll (Crystal Palace - Exeter City) | Loan to Jan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Sullay Kaikai (Crystal Palace - Brentford) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Hiram Boateng (Crystal Palace - Bristol Rovers) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Ryan Inniss (Crystal Palace - Southend United) | Season Loan | ||||
| Hull City | Leicester City | |||||
| 12-May | Jonathan Edwards (Peterborough United - Hull City) | Free | 3-Jun | Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96, Germany - Leicester City) | £3,000,000 | |
| 30-Jun | Max Clark (Hull City - Cambridge United) | Loan to Dec | 21-Jun | Luis Hernandez (Sporting Gijon, Spain - Leicester City) | Free | |
| 1-Jul | Will Mannion (AFC Wimbledon - Hull City) | Tribunal Fee | 23-Jun | Jacob Blyth (Leicester City - Motherwell, Scotland) | Free | |
| 8-Jul | Sone Aluko (Hull City - Fulham) | Free | 1-Jul | Ryan Watson (Leicester City - Barnet) | Free | |
| 3-Aug | Mohamed Diame (Hull City - Newcastle United) | £5,100,000 | 3-Jul | Nampalys Mendy (Nice, France - Leicester City) | £5,630,000 | |
| 12-Aug | Calaum Jahraldo-Martin (Hull City - Oldham Athletic) | Free | 8-Jul | Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia - Leicester City) | £16,000,000 | |
| 30-Aug | Will Keane (Manchester United - Hull City) | £1,000,000 | 14-Jul | Jonny Maddison (Leicester City - Yeovil Town) | Free | |
| 30-Aug | Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur - Hull City) | £13,000,000 | 16-Jul | N'Golo Kante (Leicester City - Chelsea) | £30,000,000 | |
| 30-Aug | David Marshall (Cardiff City - Hull City) | £5,000,000 | 19-Jul | Joe Dodoo (Leicester City - Rangers, Scotland) | Tribunal Fee | |
| 31-Aug | Dieumerci Mbokani (Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine - Hull City) | Season Loan | 21-Jul | Paul Konchesky (Leicester City - Gillingham) | Free | |
| 31-Aug | Markus Henriksen (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands - Hull City) | Loan to Jan | 30-Jul | Callum Elder (Leicester City - Brentford) | Season Loan | |
| 3-Aug | Bartosz Kapustka (KS Cracovia, Poland - Leicester City) | £7,500,000 | ||||
| 5-Aug | Michael Cain (Leicester City - Blackpool) | Season Loan | ||||
| 6-Aug | Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City - Burton Albion) | Season Loan | ||||
| 20-Aug | Liam Moore (Leicester City - Reading) | £1,700,000 | ||||
| 23-Aug | Ritchie De Laet (Leicester City - Aston Villa) | £1,700,000 | ||||
| 30-Aug | Tom Lawrence (Leicester City - Ipswich Town) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Islam Slimani (Sporting Lisbon, Portugal - Leicester City) | £29,000,000 | ||||
| Liverpool | Manchester City | |||||
| 13-May | Jordan Rossiter (Liverpool - Rangers, Scotland) | £250,000 | 2-Jun | Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia Dortmund, Germany - Manchester City) | £20,300,000 | |
| 24-May | Loris Karius (Mainz, Germany - Liverpool) | £4,700,000 | 10-Jun | Charlie Albinson | Released | |
| 12-Jun | Joao Carlos Teixeira (Liverpool - FC Porto, Portugal) | £250,000 | 10-Jun | Martín Demichelis | Released | |
| 28-Jun | Sadio Mane (Southampton - Liverpool) | £34,000,000 | 10-Jun | Nathaniel Oseni | Released | |
| 30-Jun | Jerome Sinclair (Liverpool - Watford) | £4,000,000 | 10-Jun | Sam Tattum | Released | |
| 1-Jul | Lawrence Vigouroux (Liverpool - Swindon Town) | £75,000 | 10-Jun | Richard Wright | Released | |
| 1-Jul | Joel Matip (Schalke 04, Germany - Liverpool) | Free | 29-Jun | Jack Byrne (Manchester City - Blackburn Rovers) | Season Loan | |
| 10-Jul | Ryan Fulton (Liverpool - Chesterfield Town) | Seaon Loan | 30-Jun | Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City, Australia - Manchester City) | £750,000 | |
| 11-Jul | Danny Ward (Liverpool - Huddersfield Town) | Seaon Loan | 1-Jul | Nolito (Celta Vigo, Spain - Manchester City) | £13,800,000 | |
| 13-Jul | Sergi Canos (Liverpool - Norwich City) | £2,500,000 | 4-Jul | Oleksandr Zinchenko (FC Ufa, Ukraine - Manchester City) | £3,400,000 | |
| 14-Jul | Jordon Ibe (Liverpool - AFC Bournemouth) | £15,000,000 | 4-Jul | Seko Fofane (Manchester City - Udinese, Italy) | £3,800,000 | |
| 14-Jul | Martin Skrtel (Liverpool - Fenerbahce, Turkey) | £5,000,000 | 6-Jul | Aaron Mooy (Manchester City - Huddersfield Town) | Season Loan | |
| 20-Jul | Ragnar Klavan (Augsburg, Germany - Liverpool) | £4,200,000 | 2-Aug | Leroy Sane (Schalke 04, Germany - Manchester City) | £37,000,000 | |
| 20-Jul | Adam Bogdan (Liverpool - Wigan Athletic) | Season Loan | 3-Aug | Gabriel Jesus (Palmeiras, Brazil - Manchester City) | £27,000,000 | |
| 22-Jul | Alex Manninger (Augsburg, Germany - Liverpool) | Free | 6-Aug | Marlos Moreno (Atletico Nacional, Colombia - Manchester City) | £4,750,000 | |
| 22-Jul | Georginio Wijnaldum (Newcastle United - Liverpool) | £25,000,000 | 6-Aug | Marlos Moreno (Manchester City - Deportivo La Coruna, Spain) | Season Loan | |
| 24-Jul | Kolo Toure (Liverpool - Celtic, Scotland) | Free | 9-Aug | John Stones (Everton - Manchester City) | £47,500,000 | |
| 25-Jul | Joe Allen (Liverpool - Stoke City) | £13,000,000 | 13-Aug | George Glendon (Manchester City - Fleetwood Town) | Loan to Jan | |
| 26-Jul | Ryan Kent (Liverpool - Barnsley) | Season Loan | 25-Aug | Claudio Bravo (Barcelona, Spain - Manchester City) | £15,400,000 | |
| 27-Jul | Brad Smith (Liverpool - AFC Bournemouth) | £3,000,000 | 31-Aug | Samir Nasri (Manchester City - Sevilla, Spain) | Season Loan | |
| 30-Jul | Jack Dunn (Liverpool - Morecambe) | Loan to Jan | 31-Aug | Wilfried Bony (Manchester City - Stoke City) | Season Loan | |
| 5-Aug | Jon Flanagan (Liverpool - Burnley) | Season Loan | 31-Aug | Joe Hart (Manchester City - Torino, Italy) | Season Loan | |
| 5-Aug | Lloyd Jones (Liverpool - Swindon Town) | Season Loan | 31-Aug | Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City - Valencia, Spain) | Season Loan | |
| 8-Aug | Ryan McLaughlin (Liverpool - Oldham Athletic) | Free | 31-Aug | Kean Bryan (Manchester City - Bury) | Season Loan | |
| 20-Aug | Christian Benteke (Liverpool - Crystal Palace) | £27,000,000 | 31-Aug | Jason Denayer (Manchester City - Sunderland) | Season Loan | |
| 25-Aug | Sam Hart (Liverpool - Port Vale) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Andre Wisdom (Liverpool - Red Bull Salzburg, Austria) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Mario Balotelli (Liverpool - Nice, France) | Free | ||||
| Manchester United | Middlesbrough | |||||
| 8-Jun | Eric Bailly (Villarreal, Spain - Manchester United) | £30,000,000 | 24-May | Jonathan Woodgate | Released | |
| 24-Jun | Oliver Rathbone (Manchester United - Rochdale) | Free | 24-May | Damia Abella | Released | |
| 24-Jun | George Dorrington | Released | 24-May | Rhys Williams (Middlesbrough - Perth Glory, Australia) | Undisclosed | |
| 1-Jul | Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain, France - Manchester United) | Free | 24-May | Luke Coddington (Middlesbrough - Huddersfield Town) | Undisclosed | |
| 6-Jul | Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Borussia Dortmund, Germany - Manchester Utd) | £25,500,000 | 24-May | Andre Bennett | Released | |
| 7-Jul | Victor Valdes (Manchester United - Middlesbrough) | Free | 26-May | Viktor Fischer (Ajax, Netherlands - Middlesbrough) | £3,800,000 | |
| 12-Jul | Joe Rothwell (Manchester United - Oxford United) | Free | 15-Jun | Bernardo Espinosa (Sporting Gijon, Spain - Middlesbrough) | Free | |
| 12-Jul | Tyler Reid (Manchester United - Swansea City) | Undisclosed | 24-Jun | Jordan Jones (Middlesbrough - Kilmarnock, Scotland) | Free | |
| 12-Jul | Ashley Fletcher (Manchester United - West Ham United) | Free | 24-Jun | Jonathan Burn (Middlesbrough - Kilmarnock, Scotland) | Loan | |
| 12-Jul | Nick Powell (Manchester United - Wigan Athletic) | Free | 5-Jul | Marten de Roon (Atalanta, Italy - Middlesbrough) | £12,000,000 | |
| 23-Jul | Guillermo Varela (Manchester United - Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany) | Season Loan | 6-Jul | Jordan McGhee (Heart of Midlothian, Scotland - Middlesbrough) | Season Loan | |
| 9-Aug | Paul Pogba (Juventus, Italy - Manchester United) | £89,000,000 | 7-Jul | Victor Valdes (Manchester United - Middlesbrough) | Free | |
| 11-Aug | Donald Love (Manchester United - Sunderland) | £2,750,000 | 9-Jul | Connor Ripley (Middlesbrough - Oldham Athletic) | Season Loan | |
| 11-Aug | Paddy McNair (Manchester United - Sunderland) | £2,750,000 | 15-Jul | Antonio Barragan (Valencia, Spain - Middlesbrough) | £3,400,000 | |
| 12-Aug | Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United - Sunderland) | Season Loan | 20-Jul | Alvaro Negredo (Valencia, Spain - Middlesbrough) | Season Loan | |
| 20-Aug | James Wilson (Manchester United - Derby County) | Season Loan | 29-Jul | Brad Guzan (Aston Villa - Middlesbrough) | Free | |
| 22-Aug | Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (Manchester United - Wolverhampton Wan) | Season Loan | 12-Aug | Harry Chapman (Middlesbrough - Sheffield United) | Season Loan | |
| 22-Aug | Tyler Blackett (Manchester United - Reading) | £850,000 | 12-Aug | Fabio (Cardiff City - Middlesbrough) | £2,000,000 | |
| 30-Aug | Will Keane (Manchester United - Hull City) | £1,000,000 | 30-Aug | Calum Chambers (Arsenal - Middlesbrough) | Season Loan | |
| 31-Aug | Dean Henderson (Manchester United - Grimsby Town) | Loan to Jan | 30-Aug | Bradley Fewster (Middlesbrough - Hartlepool United) | Loan to Jan | |
| 30-Aug | Adam Jackson (Middlesbrough - Barnsley) | £213,000 | ||||
| 30-Aug | Brad Halliday (Middlesbrough - Cambridge United) | Undisclosed | ||||
| 31-Aug | Mustapha Carayol (Middlesbrough - Nottingham Forest) | Free | ||||
| 31-Aug | Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough - Aston Villa) | £1,700,000 | ||||
| 31-Aug | Adama Traore (Aston Villa - Middlesbrough) | £6,800,000 | ||||
| 31-Aug | Alex Baptiste (Middlesbrough - Preston North End) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Adam Reach (Middlesbrough - Sheffield Wednesday) | £850,000 | ||||
| 31-Aug | Dael Fry (Middlesbrough - Rotherham United) | Season Loan | ||||
| Southampton | Stoke City | |||||
| 9-Jun | Juanmi (Southampton - Real Sociedad, Spain) | £2,000,000 | 10-Jun | Steve Sidwell (Stoke City - Brighton & Hove Albion) | Free | |
| 23-Jun | Victor Wanyama (Southampton - Tottenham Hotspur) | £11,000,000 | 24-Jun | Mark Waddington (Stoke City - Kilmarnock, Scotland) | Loan | |
| 25-Jun | Nathan Redmond (Norwich City - Southampton) | £10,000,000 | 25-Jul | Joe Allen (Liverpool - Stoke City) | £13,000,000 | |
| 28-Jun | Sadio Mane (Southampton - Liverpool) | £34,000,000 | 25-Jul | Ramadan Sobhi (Al Ahly, Egypt - Stoke City) | £5,000,000 | |
| 28-Jun | Jason McCarthy (Southampton - Walsall) | Loan to Dec | 5-Aug | Ryan Sweeney (AFC Wimbledon - Stoke City) | £250,000 | |
| 2-Jul | Joe Lea (Southampton - Yeovil Town) | Free | 15-Aug | Moha El Ouriachi (Stoke City - Shrewsbury Town) | Loan to Feb | |
| 11-Jul | Graziano Pellè (Southampton - Shandong Luneng, China) | £12,000,000 | 15-Aug | George Waring (Stoke City - Shrewsbury Town) | Loan to Feb | |
| 11-Jul | Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Bayern Munich, Germany - Southampton) | £12,800,000 | 31-Aug | Wilfried Bony (Manchester City - Stoke City) | Season Loan | |
| 1-Aug | Alex McCarthy (Crystal Palace - Southampton) | £2,550,000 | 31-Aug | Lee Grant (Derby County - Stoke City) | Loan to Jan | |
| 1-Aug | Jeremy Pied (Nice, France - Southampton) | Free | 31-Aug | Philipp Wollscheid (Stoke City - Wolfsburg, Germany) | Season Loan | |
| 5-Aug | Bevis Mugabi (Southampton - Yeovil Town) | Free | 31-Aug | Cameron McJannett (Luton Town - Stoke City) | Undisclosed | |
| 11-Aug | Sam Gallagher (Southampton - Blackburn Rovers) | Season Loan | ||||
| 29-Aug | Sofiane Boufal (Lille, France - Southampton) | £16,000,000 | ||||
| 31-Aug | Dominic Gape (Southampton - Wycombe Wanderers) | Loan to Jan | ||||
| Sunderland | Swansea City | |||||
| 10-Jun | Wes Brown | Released | 24-May | Éder (Swansea City - Lille, France) | £4,250,000 | |
| 10-Jun | Steve Harper | Released | 14-Jun | Raheem Hanley (Swansea City - Northampton Town) | Free | |
| 23-Jun | Danny Graham (Sunderland - Blackburn Rovers) | Free | 17-Jun | Alberto Paloschi (Swansea City - Atalanta, Italy) | £4,500,000 | |
| 24-Jun | Martin Smith (Sunderland - Kilmarnock, Scotland) | Free | 24-Jun | Oliver Davies (Swansea City - Kilmarnock, Scotland) | Loan | |
| 1-Jul | Steven Fletcher (Sunderland - Sheffield Wednesday) | Free | 1-Jul | Liam Shephard (Swansea City - Yeovil Town) | Loan to Dec | |
| 16-Jul | Emanuele Giaccherini (Sunderland - Napoli, Italy) | £1,255,000 | 5-Jul | Leroy Fer (Queens Park Rangers - Swansea City) | £4,750,000 | |
| 28-Jul | Adam Matthews (Sunderland - Bristol City | Season Loan | 6-Jul | Mike van der Hoorn (Ajax, Netherlands - Swansea City) | £1,700,000 | |
| 5-Aug | Will Buckley (Sunderland - Sheffield Wednesday) | Season Loan | 7-Jul | Matt Grimes (Swansea City - Leeds United) | Season Loan | |
| 11-Aug | Donald Love (Manchester United - Sunderland) | £2,750,000 | 8-Jul | Ryan Hedges (Swansea City - Yeovil Town) | Loan to Jan | |
| 11-Aug | Paddy McNair (Manchester United - Sunderland) | £2,750,000 | 11-Jul | George Byers (Watford - Swansea City) | Free | |
| 12-Aug | Adnan Januzaj (Manchester United - Sunderland) | Season Loan | 12-Jul | Tyler Reid (Manchester United - Swansea City) | Undisclosed | |
| 16-Aug | Liam Bridcutt (Sunderland - Leeds United) | £2,130,000 | 18-Jul | Mark Birighitti (Newcastle Jets, Australia - Swansea City) | Free | |
| 17-Aug | Jordi Gomez (Sunderland - Wigan Athletic) | Free | 29-Jul | Bafetimbi Gomis (Swansea City - Marseille, France) | Season Loan | |
| 19-Aug | Younes Kaboul (Sunderland - Watford) | £4,000,000 | 29-Jul | Kenji Gorre (Swansea City - Northampton Town) | Loan to Jan | |
| 19-Aug | Steven Pienaar (Everton - Sunderland) | Free | 5-Aug | Fernando Llorente (Sevilla, Spain - Swansea City) | £5,100,000 | |
| 25-Aug | Javier Manquillo (Atletico Madrid, Spain - Sunderland) | Season Loan | 8-Aug | Josh Sheehan (Swansea City - Newport County) | Loan to Jan | |
| 30-Aug | Jeremain Lens (Sunderland - Fenerbahce, Turkey) | Season Loan | 8-Aug | Andre Ayew (Swansea City - West Ham United) | £20,500,000 | |
| 31-Aug | Didier Ndong (Lorient, France - Sunderland) | £13,600,000 | 10-Aug | Ashley Williams (Swansea City - Everton) | £12,000,000 | |
| 31-Aug | Jason Denayer (Manchester City - Sunderland) | Season Loan | 11-Aug | Borja Baston (Atletico Madrid, Spain - Swansea City) | £15,000,000 | |
| 24-Aug | Kyle Copp (Swansea City - Yeovil Town) | Free | ||||
| 25-Aug | Connor Roberts (Swansea City - Bristol Rovers) | Loan to Feb | ||||
| 30-Aug | Ashley Mawson (Barnsley - Swansea City) | Undisclosed | ||||
| 31-Aug | Marvin Emnes (Swansea City - Blackburn Rovers) | Season Loan | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | Watford | |||||
| 7-Jun | Armani Daly | Released | 3-Jun | Joel Ekstrand | Released | |
| 7-Jun | Charlie Hayford | Released | 3-Jun | Matt Hall | Released | |
| 7-Jun | Chris Paul | Released | 3-Jun | Alfie Young | Released | |
| 23-Jun | Victor Wanyama (Southampton - Tottenham Hotspur) | £11,000,000 | 3-Jun | Jorell Johnson | Released | |
| 12-Jul | Vincent Janssen (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands - Tottenham Hotspur) | £16,726,000 | 3-Jun | Mahlondo Martin | Released | |
| 12-Jul | Filip Lesniak (Tottenham Hotspur - Slovan Liberec, Czech Republic) | Loan to Jan | 3-Jun | Bernard Mensah | Released | |
| 1-Aug | Grant Ward (Tottenham Hotspur - Ipswich Town) | £298,000 | 3-Jun | Luke Simpson | Released | |
| 3-Aug | Federico Fazio (Tottenham Hotspur - AS Roma, Italy) | Season Loan | 6-Jun | Josh Doherty (Watford - Leyton Orient) | Free | |
| 4-Aug | Alex Pritchard (Tottenham Hotspur - Norwich City) | £8,000,000 | 30-Jun | Jerome Sinclair (Liverpool - Watford) | £4,000,000 | |
| 12-Aug | Dominic Ball (Tottenham - Rotherham United) | £430,000 | 1-Jul | Isaac Success (Granada, Spain - Watford) | £12,500,000 | |
| 12-Aug | Emmanuel Sonupe (Tottenham Hotspur - Northampton Town) | Free | 1-Jul | Christian Kabasele (Genk, Belgium - Watford) | £6,000,000 | |
| 24-Aug | DeAndre Yedlin (Tottenham Hotspur - Newcastle United) | £5,000,000 | 1-Jul | Gabriele Angella (Watford - Udinese, Italy) | £1,500,000 | |
| 25-Aug | Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur - Schalke 04, Germany) | Season Loan | 4-Jul | José Manuel Jurado (Watford - RDC Espanyol, Spain) | £5,950,000 | |
| 25-Aug | Will Miller (Tottenham Hotspur - Burton Albion) | Loan to Jan | 11-Jul | George Byers (Watford - Swansea City) | Free | |
| 29-Aug | Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur - West Bromwich Albion) | £13,000,000 | 16-Jul | Juan Camilo Zuniga (Napoli, Italy - Watford) | Season Loan | |
| 30-Aug | Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur - Hull City) | £13,000,000 | 21-Jul | Brice Dja Djedje (Marseille, France - Watford) | £2,980,000 | |
| 31-Aug | Georges-Kevin N'koudou (Marseille, France - Tottenham Hotspur) | £11,000,000 | 28-Jul | Almen Abdi (Watford - Sheffield Wednesday) | £2,980,000 | |
| 31-Aug | Pau Lopez (Espanyol, Spain - Tottenham Hotspur) | Season Loan | 28-Jul | Daniel Pudil (Watford - Sheffield Wednesday) | £1,280,000 | |
| 31-Aug | Clinton N'jie (Tottenham Hotspur - Marseille, France) | Season Loan | 1-Aug | Steven Berghuis (Watford - Feyenoord, Netherlands) | Season Loan | |
| 31-Aug | Luke McGee (Tottenham Hotspur - Peterborough United) | Loan to Jan | 19-Aug | Younes Kaboul (Sunderland - Watford) | £4,000,000 | |
| 31-Aug | Nathan Oduwa (Tottenham Hotspur - Peterborough United) | Loan to Jan | 19-Aug | Roberto Pereyra (Juventus, Italy - Watford) | £12,975,000 | |
| 31-Aug | Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle United - Tottenham Hotspur) | £30,000,000 | 24-Aug | Daryl Janmaat (Newcastle United - Watford) | £7,500,000 | |
| 24-Aug | Uche Ikpeazu (Watford - Cambridge United) | Free | ||||
| 26-Aug | Tommie Hoban (Watford - Blackburn Rovers) | Season Loan | ||||
| 27-Aug | Matej Vydra (Watford - Derby County) | £8,000,000 | ||||
| 29-Aug | Stefano Okaka (Anderlecht, Belgium - Watford) | £5,530,000 | ||||
| 30-Aug | Kenedy (Chelsea - Watford) | Season Loan | ||||
| 30-Aug | Adrian Mariappa (Crystal Palace - Watford) | Free | ||||
| 31-Aug | Sean Murray (Watford - Swindon Town) | Free | ||||
| 31-Aug | Alex Jakubiak (Watford - Fleetwood Town) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Allan Nyom (Watford - West Bromwich Albion) | £3,400,000 | ||||
| 31-Aug | Ikechi Anya [Watford - Derby County) | Undisclosed | ||||
| West Bromwich Albion | West Ham United | |||||
| 30-Jun | Callam Jones (West Bromwich Albion - Accrington Stanley) | Loan to Dec | 22-Apr | Toni Martinez (Valencia, Spain - West Ham United) | Undisclosed | |
| 2-Jul | Josh Ezewele (West Bromwich Albion - Yeovil Town) | Free | 16-May | Havard Nordtveit (Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany - West Ham) | Free | |
| 2-Jul | Anders Lindegaard (West Bromwich Albion - Preston North End) | Free | 25-May | Domingos Quina (Benfica, Portugal - West Ham United) | Free | |
| 6-Jul | Matt Phillips (Queens Park Rangers - West Bromwich Albion) | £5,500,000 | 7-Jun | Joey O’Brien | Released | |
| 28-Jul | Tyler Roberts (West Bromwich Albion - Oxford United) | Loan to Jan | 7-Jun | Leo Chambers | Released | |
| 30-Jul | Kyle Howkins (West Bromwich Albion - Mansfield Town) | Loan to Jan | 7-Jun | Amos Nasha | Released | |
| 5-Aug | Tahvon Campbell (West Bromwich Albion - Yeovil Town) | Loan to Feb | 7-Jun | Nathan Mavila | Released | |
| 22-Aug | Brendan Galloway (Everton - West Bromwich Albion) | Season Loan | 7-Jun | Jordan Brown | Released | |
| 29-Aug | Nacer Chadli (Tottenham Hotspur - West Bromwich Albion) | £13,000,000 | 14-Jun | Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia, Spain - West Ham United) | Free | |
| 30-Aug | Cristian Gamboa (West Bromwich Albion - Celtic, Scotland) | £1,280,000 | 21-Jun | Stephen Hendrie (West Ham United - Blackburn Rovers) | Season Loan | |
| 31-Aug | Allan Nyom (Watford - West Bromwich Albion) | £3,400,000 | 24-Jun | Elliot Lee (West Ham United - Barnsley) | Free | |
| 31-Aug | Andre Wright (West Broomwich Albion - Coventry City) | Season Loan | 29-Jun | George Dobson (West Ham United - Walsall) | Season Loan | |
| 31-Aug | Rickie Lambert (West Bromwich Albion - Cardiff City) | £2,130,000 | 1-Jul | Manuel Lanzini (Al Jazira Club, UAE - West Ham United) | £9,400,000 | |
| 31-Aug | Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading - West Bromwich Albion) | Free | 1-Jul | Kyle Knoyle (West Ham United - Wigan Athletic) | Season Loan | |
| 5-Jul | James Tomkins (West Ham United - Crystal Palace) | £10,000,000 | ||||
| 11-Jul | Gokhan Tore (Besiktas, Turkey - West Ham United) | Season Loan | ||||
| 12-Jul | Ashley Fletcher (Manchester United - West Ham United) | Free | ||||
| 8-Aug | Arthur Masuaku (Olympiakos, Greece - West Ham United) | £6,000,000 | ||||
| 8-Aug | Josh Pask (West Ham United - Gillingham) | Season Loan | ||||
| 8-Aug | Andre Ayew (Swansea City - West Ham United) | £20,500,000 | ||||
| 9-Aug | Lewis Page (West Ham United - Coventry City) | Loan to Jan | ||||
| 11-Aug | Jonathan Calleri (Deportivo Maldonado, Uruguay - West Ham United) | Season Loan | ||||
| 25-Aug | Martin Samuelsen (West Ham United - Blackburn Rovers) | Season Loan | ||||
| 30-Aug | Reece Burke (West Ham United - Wigan Athletic) | Season Loan | ||||
| 31-Aug | Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid, Spain - West Ham United) | Free | ||||
| 31-Aug | Enner Valencia (West Ham United - Everton) | Season Loan | ||||
| Total Amount Spent by Premier League Clubs Summer 2016: | £1,132,832,000 | Incoming Player Transfer or Loan | ||||
| Total Amount Received by Premier League Clubs Summer 2016: | £429,474,000 | Outgoing Player Transfer or Loan | ||||
| Nett Total Spent by Premier League Clubs Summer 2016: | ||||||
Unforgettable Summer 2016 Premier League Transfers
The summer of 2016 was a whirlwind of activity in the Premier League, with clubs making significant moves to strengthen their squads. The transfer window was filled with high-profile signings, unexpected departures, and record-breaking deals that left football enthusiasts on the edge of their seats.
Record-Breaking Signings
One of the most notable transfers of the summer was Manchester United’s acquisition of Paul Pogba from Juventus. The Red Devils shattered the world transfer record, bringing the French midfielder back to Old Trafford for a staggering fee. Pogba’s return to the Premier League was one of the most talked-about events of the summer, sparking debates among fans and pundits alike.
Surprise Departures
While some players were making their grand entrances, others were bidding farewell. One of the most surprising exits was that of Joe Hart from Manchester City. The England goalkeeper, a stalwart at the Etihad for many years, was loaned out to Torino in Italy, marking the end of an era for City.
Under-the-Radar Moves
Not all transfers made headlines, but that doesn’t mean they were any less significant. Clubs like Bournemouth and West Bromwich Albion made smart, under-the-radar signings that would prove crucial in the coming season. These moves may not have grabbed the headlines, but they demonstrated the strategic thinking that goes into building a competitive Premier League squad.
Deadline Day Drama
No transfer window is complete without the drama of deadline day, and summer 2016 was no exception. Clubs scrambled to get deals over the line, with some succeeding in the nick of time. The last-minute signings added an extra layer of excitement to an already thrilling transfer window.
The summer 2016 transfer window was a testament to the unpredictability and excitement that the Premier League brings every year. From record-breaking signings to surprise departures, it had it all. As we look back, we can’t help but marvel at the drama, the strategy, and the passion that makes the Premier League one of the most exciting football leagues in the world.
About the author: Martin Graham
Martin Graham is a football journalist and writer with extensive experience covering the world's most popular sport. He specialises in football news, match analysis, player features and historical football content, with a particular interest in international tournaments and the game's biggest stories. His writing combines detailed research with a clear, engaging style, making complex football topics accessible to a wide…